Joe Klein

The Media’s Super Mario: Decades of Journalistic Ardor for Cuomo’s Liberal Advocacy

rich.noyes — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 18:57:54 +0000

Rich Noyes

Thirty years ago, journalists’ enthusiasm for Mario Cuomo reached national proportions after the then-New York Governor offered a full-throated liberal attack on Ronald Reagan’s conservative policies in his keynote address to the 1984 Democratic national convention.

“Governor Cuomo’s speech showed it was possible for a Democrat to combat President Reagan on television with philosophy and metaphor, that passion could be the party’s engine and oratory its modern weapon,” the New York Times declared in a July 21, 1984 “news analysis” following the convention.

— Rich Noyes is Research Director at the Media Research Center. Follow Rich Noyes on Twitter.

Media Upset by Amnesty Delay; Double Standard on Coalitions

rich.noyes — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:07:44 +0000

Vol. 27, No. 18

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Media Slam Obama from the Left on Amnesty Delay

“President @BarackObama once again delays action on immigration. He promised on June 30th to act before the end of the summer. Now he won’t.”
“A promise is a promise/ Una promesa es una promesa”

Joe Klein: Obama Is Cynical for Giving in to 'Ugly' Immigration Nativists

scott.whitlock — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 19:22:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Time magazine's Joe Klein used the September 22 issue to knock Barack Obama from the left, decrying the "cynical" Democrat for giving in to the "ugly," nativist opposition to immigration. Denying any legitimate, philosophical opposition, Klein sneered, "For the first 190 years of U.S. history, opposition to immigration was mostly about religion–Catholicism and Judaism.

— Scott Whitlock is Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Scott Whitlock on Twitter.

Hey, Tea Party: "It's Not Your Country Anymore;" Blaming Egregiously "Extreme" Conservatives

rich.noyes — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:40:43 +0000

Vol. 26, No. 1

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Hey, Tea Party: “It’s Not Your Country Anymore”

Time’s Klein: Last Time Conservatives Were Rational, ‘Norquist Was in Diapers and Limbaugh Was a Disc Jockey’

brent.baker — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:16:07 +0000

Brent Baker

Time magazine’s Joe Klein can’t get his basic biographic facts straight, but he’s sure the “fiscal cliff” impasse should be blamed on Grover Norquist on Rush Limbaugh for leading a conservative culture “removed from reality” and “extreme in the most egregious way.”

The Media vs. Anti-Tax Hike Conservatives

rich.noyes — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:38:00 +0000

Vol. 25, No. 25

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“Unelected” Norquist Condemned by Unelected Journalists

NBC's Todd Cites 'Very Smart' WH Aide Claiming With Today's GOP 'There'd Still Be Slavery'

kyle.drennen — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:51:04 +0000

Kyle Drennen

Appearing on Monday's MSNBC Morning Joe, NBC chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd shared some inside information: "So I threw the Lincoln analogy at a close aide to the President last week, and he said, 'You know, with this Republican – with the way politics of Washington are today, there'd still be slavery.' That Lincoln wouldn't have been able to navigate the polarization..." [Listen to the audio]

Rather than dismiss such a nasty partisan attack, Todd observed: "It was an interesting and depressing observation from this very smart White House aide."

Liberal Pundits Declare Libya Fiasco 'Utterly Contrived,' an 'October Mirage'

rich.noyes — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:36:52 +0000

Vol. 25, No. 22

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Obama’s Libya Incompetence an “Utterly Contrived” Issue

Joe Klein Finds 'Republican Base is the Problem' for Romney

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:26:26 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On Monday's Charlie Rose show on PBS, during a discussion of Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan having the positive effect of "energizing" the GOP base, Time magazine's Joe Klein faulted Romney for not taking a "moderate stance" for the general election, asserting that the "Republican base is the problem, not the solution." He began:

CBS's O'Donnell: Court Striking Down ObamaCare 'Might Be Better for the President'

matthew.balan — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:54:28 +0000

Matthew Balan

On Sunday's Face The Nation, Norah O'Donnell desperately tried to find a silver lining for President Obama if the Supreme Court ends up striking down his health care law.

Smugfest: NYT Editor Tanenhaus, Joe Klein Tag-Team to Condescendingly Rip Jonah Goldberg's Book

clay.waters — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:26:25 +0000

Clay Waters

Not content with letting partisan liberal journalist Joe Klein review "radical Republican" Jonah Goldberg's new book The Tyranny of Clichés, the May 18 edition of the paper's Book Review podcast opened with book editor Sam Tanenahus talking with Klein about his hostile review. Tanenhaus (p

New York Times Assigns Condescending Hit Piece on Jonah Goldberg's 'Infantile' Book to Liberal Journo Joe Klein

clay.waters — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:03:36 +0000

Clay Waters

Surprising no one, the New York Times handed its review of Jonah Goldberg's new book The Tyranny of Clichés, to a political enemy, Time Magazine political columnist Joe Klein (pictured), which he did under the loaded headline "Hating Liberals." The paper similarly handed its review of Goldberg's previous book, 2007's Liberal Fascism, to unsympathetic history professor David Osh

Lesley Stahl Mocks 'Out of Mainstream' GOP; Joe Klein Smears Tea Partiers as Racist

scott.whitlock — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:01 +0000

Scott Whitlock

60 Minutes journalist Lesley Stahl is apparently concerned about how such "out of the mainstream" Republicans ran in the 2012 presidential primaries, given what a "centrist" country America is.

Stahl moderated a New York Historical Society discussion on the state of the race. Time journalist Joe Klein appeared at the May 3 event to smear conservative groups as racist.